Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Estate planning, probate, trust administration, representation of beneficiaries (including charitable organizations) in contested or disputed trusts and estates.

Areas of Practice

• Family Wealth Planning

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California, 1991
• U.S. Tax Court, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar, Trusts and Estates Section, 1997 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Professionals Networking Group, 1997 - Present (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Basics of Will Drafting, California Continuing Education of the Bar, March, 1997
• Speaker, USC Tax Institute, Seminar, 1997
• Speaker, UCLA Entertainment, Tax and Finance Institute, 1998
• Speaker, CPA's Role in an Aging Society Conference, CPA Education Foundation, 1999

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Trusts and Estates
• Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988
  B.S., Economics
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma

Published Works

• Co-author, Like-Kind Exchanges of Personal Property: A Practical Tour Through Uncharted Territory, Taxes Magazine, February, 1994
• Planning to Minimize Generation-Skipping Tax: Tools and Traps, Estate Planning Magazine, Feb., 2000

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-3144

Faxes

(310) 231-8344

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com